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1. APPARATUS FOR SETTING A BEAD ON ONE END REGION OF A TIRE CARCASS PLY BAND, COMPRISING: A CYLINDRICAL SUPPORT MEMBER COAXIALLY INSERTABLE WITHIN ONE END OF SAID PLY BAND; EXTERNAL BEAD-HOLDING MEANS FOR ENCIRCLING SAID PLY BAND END REGION WITH SAID BEAD; RADIALLY EXTENSIBLE INTERNAL BEAD-GRIPPING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, INSERTABLE WITHIN SAID PLY BAND TO A POSITION WHERE SAID BEAD-GRIPPING MEANS IS ENCIRCLED BY SAID BEAD; AND MEANS FOR RADIALLY EXTENDING SAID INTERNAL BEAD-GRIPPING MEANS SO AS TO RADIALLY EXPAND SAID PLY BAND, IN THE REGION OF SAID ENCIRCLING BEAD ONLY, INTO GRIPPING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BEAD. 